The victim of a longevity spell that backfired, the Skeleton King Leoric has built an empire from the bones of his enemies. He lives only to extend his reach, for as long as he is perpetually building and adding to his domain he cannot die. The walls of his palace are formed of fired bone; the streets are paved with bones of every sort of creature and every enemy; and even the wood and other natural features of his land have been swept away and replaced with replicas formed of bone. From the Ivory Forest to Leoric's towering Throne of Bone, nothing happens in the Empire of Bones without the full knowledge of its Skeleton King.